| Qantas axes 1500 jobs |
 Qantas has axed 1500 jobs, suspended hiring plans and will retire 22 aircraft to combat rising fuel costs. |
· Steve on 18 July 2008 12:53
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| CASA Under Attack at Senate Hearing |
Source: The Australian
THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority was forced to defend itself from sometimes vitriolic attacks as it came under the spotlight in this week's senate inquiry into its administration. |
· Steve on 04 July 2008 10:39
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| New Website Live |
 As you can probably see, the website has been upgraded to Version 7 of PHP-Fusion.
You should notice many changes, including forum polls, the ability to have avatars as well as several behind-the-scenes security improvements.
I will be adding to the site the extras I had on previously such as the newsletter, the calendar and chat room as updated versions are released. Until then, have a look around and let me know if anything is not write.
I am also looking for experienced people to assist in writing articles for the site. If you think you have what it takes, send me an email by using the Contact Me page.
Stay tuned. |
· Steve on 24 June 2008 18:53
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| Google Ads |
As you can see, I've added some Google Ads to the site in hopefully unobtrusive places. This is to try and recover some costs towards hosting and also to help with some ideas I have that require money to implement.
I will guarantee that there will never be pop up ads on this site, nor any image ads that may disrupt your experience here, only text ads relevent to aviation in Australia.
I will let you know of the new changes I hope to implement soon. Remember the competition is nearly over, so get your articles in soon! |
· Steve on 25 April 2008 12:05
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| Site Upgrade |
I have just upgraded the site to version 6.01.12 of PHP-Fusion. While you probably wont be able to see any visual changes, there are several behind the scenes security updates for various pages that were not as secure as they could have been before.
Hopefully soon, PHP-Fusion will release version 7, in which you will see some large changes to the site.
Also, expect some more articles soon, as uni is nearly over for the year and I will have some more time on my hands.
Until then.
Steve |
· Steve on 25 October 2007 11:57
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| Blog System |
 As you may be aware, there have been no extensive additions or changes to the site recently. I am currently working on a couple articles, but in the mean-time I have implemented a user blog system. This will allow every member to write their own blog about anything that is aviation related.
One of the many upsides of this is that it will allow me to see if any members have the talent to write a full article.
To start your blog, click the blog link on the side panel, or goto http://www.aviationdownunder.net/blog.php and click 'Create Blog'.
You can also comment on other people's blogs, and I will trying to bring in a rating system like the main articles soon.
I hope you enjoy this new system.
Steve |
· Steve on 17 August 2007 11:57
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| Upcoming Events |
 Just a reminder of a couple upcoming events that may interest some people.
First, the Qantas cadet information evenings are being run this month in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. These free evenings would be a great way to get some information on the cadet program, and meet some of the training managers at Qantas. For more information, see the forum post here or visit http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/employment/pilots.
Secondly, the CareerOne Aviation Careers Expo is being held in Brisbane on the 18th of August at the Suncorp Piazza, Southbank. This is an annual event and is worth going to see the exhibitors and find out about possible job prospects and get some all important networking done. More information is available from the Aviation Australia website.
I will be attending both these events, so if anyone would like to meet me at either, or both, shoot me an email or Private Message and we can arrange a time and place to meet.
And thanks to Ben for the heads-up about the Careers Expo. |
· Steve on 02 August 2007 22:30
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| Qantas to Update Image |
Qantas has announced it may be updating it's image, including possibly culling the famous 'Flying Kangaroo'.
Click Read More for details.
***UPDATE***
Qantas today released the first paint job of it's new tail design. See here for details. |
· Steve on 21 July 2007 20:23
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| Events Calendar is Here! |
 As you may have noticed, I have now published an events calendar for use by all registered members.
The side panel calendar shows birthdays of members who have set it in their profile, and events that can be published by myself and any member.
For information on how to publish events, click Read More. |
· Steve on 29 June 2007 19:22
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| New Feature Coming |
As suggested by Aeromanic, I will be implementing an events calendar soon.
The ultimate aim of which will be that all members will be able to add events to the calendar, such as fly-ins, competitions, flying school or airport open days etc etc.
The time until it is ready will largely depend on if I can find a calendar with the appropriate features that will work with the PHP-Fusion CMS.
I will post another news item when it is ready with details on how to use it. |
· Steve on 28 June 2007 22:35
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